To take part in the competition, candidates had to meet the following criteria: own a business, a cafeteria, a bar or Food Truck that is actively in use and located within the Brussels-Capital region and offer home-made prawn croquettes à la carte.

The judging panel, which is made up of food journalists, will use a grid to establish a grading system for the produce they taste. Points will be awarded following several criteria, including crunch, taste and quality of the prawns.

The competition will take place in front of the public this year, on Saturday 7 September, during the BRUSSELS, drink! BORDEAUX festival. Members of the public will even be invited to take part in the judging panel.

The winner of this year's competition,organised by Visit Brussels, will be able to use the title of “best prawn croquettes in Brussels” for a year after the results have been announced.

Martin Banks is a highly qualified journalist with many years experience of working within the EU institutions. He is an occasional, and highly valued, contributor to EU today, writing on a wide variety of issues.